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MULTISTAGE POLYMERS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present disclosure relates generally to multistage polymers, as well as
coating com-
positions containing multistage polymers for use in a variety of applications.
BACKGROUND
Paints and coatings based on emulsion polymers, generally referred to as
"latex" paints
or coatings, are well known and widely used in a variety of applications. In
particular, latex
paints have captured a significant portion of the indoor and outdoor paint
market, primarily
because of their significant advantages over organic solvent-based paints. For
example, latex
paints offer easier cleanup than solvent-based paints. Latex paints also
provide for reduced
levels of volatile organic solvents as compared to solvent-based paints.
In spite of their many advantages, the coating properties and storage
stability of many
latex paints can be inferior to those of solvent-based paints. For example,
coatings formed
from latex paints often exhibit decreased durability and adhesion as compared
to coatings
formed from organic solvent-based paints. Thus, there is a continuing need for
latexes which
can provide coatings or films having excellent performance properties,
including blocking re-
sistance, water and chemical resistance (e.g., stain resistance), scrub
resistance, and excellent
film formation.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
Provided herein are multistage polymers that comprise (i) a first stage
comprising a first
copolymer having a first theoretical glass-transition temperature (Tg), the
first copolymer being
derived from a soft ethylenically-unsaturated monomer, a phosphorus-containing
monomer,
and an acetoacetoxy monomer; and (ii) a second stage comprising a second
polymer having a
second theoretical Tg, the second polymer being derived from one or more hard
ethylenically-
unsaturated monomers. The multistage polymers can be in the form of multilayer
particles that
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comprise (i) a first layer comprising a first copolymer having a first
theoretical Tg, the first co-
polymer being derived from a soft ethylenically-unsaturated monomer, a
phosphorus-
containing monomer, and an acetoacetoxy monomer; and (ii) a second layer
surrounding at
least a portion of the first layer comprising a second polymer having a second
theoretical Tg,
the second polymer being derived from one or more hard ethylenically-
unsaturated monomers.
In some embodiments, the multistage polymer (or the multilayer particles) can
exhibit a single
Tg, measured using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), ranging from -10 C
to 25 C.
The first copolymer can have a theoretical Tg of 30 C or less (e.g., 20 C or
less). The
second polymer can have a theoretical Tg of at least 60 C (e.g., of at least
90 C). The second
theoretical Tg can be at least 40 C than the first theoretical Tg (e.g, at
least 50 C greater than
the first theoretical Tg, or at least 75 C greater than the first theoretical
Tg).
The first copolymer polymer can include an acrylic-based copolymer. In some
embod-
iments, the first copolymer can be derived from (i) one or more (meth)acrylate
monomers (e.g.,
from greater than 80% by weight of one or more (meth)acrylate monomers such as
methyl
methacrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, and combinations thereof,
based on the total
weight of the monomers used to form the first copolymer); (ii) one or more
carboxylic acid-
containing monomers (from greater than 0% by weight to 5% by weight itaconic
acid); (iii) one
or more acetoacetoxy monomers (from greater than 0% by weight to 10% by weight
acetoace-
toxyethyl (meth)acrylate); (iv) one or more phosphorus-containing monomers
(from greater
than 0% by weight to 5% by weight 2-phosphoethyl(meth)acrylate); and (v)
optionally one or
more additional ethylenically-unsaturated monomers, excluding monomers (i),
(ii), (iii), and
(iv).
The second polymer can be derived from at least 50% by weight of one or more
hard
ethylenically-unsaturated monomers, based on the total weight of the monomers
used to form
the second polymer. In some embodiments, the second polymer can be derived
from one or
more ethylenically-unsaturated monomers that, when homopolymerized, form a
polymer hav-
ing a Tg, as measured using DSC, of at least 80 C. In some instances, the
second polymer can
be derived from one or more hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomers selected
from the group
consisting of methyl methacrylate, styrene, and combination thereof. In
certain embodiments,
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the second polymer can be derived from at least 90% by weight of one or more
hard ethyleni-
cally-unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of methyl
methacrylate, sty-
rene, and combination thereof, based on the total weight of monomers used to
form the second
polymer. In certain embodiments, the second polymer is derived from at least
95% by weight
methyl methacrylate, based on the total weight of monomers used to form the
second copoly-
mer.
Also provided are aqueous compositions comprising one or more of the
multistage pol-
ymers (or multilayer particles) described above. The aqueous compositions can
further include
one or more additives, including pigments, fillers, dispersants, coalescents,
pH modifying
agents, plasticizers, defoamers, surfactants, thickeners, biocides, co-
solvents, and combinations
thereof In some cases, the composition can be, for example, a coating
composition, such as a
paint, a primer, or a paint-and-primer-in-one formulation.
In some embodiments, the aqueous composition can further comprise one or more
aryl
phosphate surfactants. For example, the composition can include from greater
than 0% by
weight to 10% by weight of one or more aryl phosphate surfactants, based on
the total weight
of all components of the aqueous composition. In certain embodiments, the aryl
phosphate
surfactant can comprise a tristyrylphenol alkoxylated phosphate.
Also provided are methods of making the multistage polymers (or multilayer
particles)
described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
As used herein, the term "(meth)acrylate monomer" includes acrylate,
methacrylate, di-
acrylate, and dimethacrylate monomers.
As used herein, the term "theoretical glass transition temperature" or
"theoretical Tg"
refers to the estimated Tg of a polymer or copolymer calculated using the Fox
equation. The
Fox equation can be used to estimate the glass transition temperature of a
polymer or copoly-
mer as described, for example, in L. H. Sperling, "Introduction to Physical
Polymer Science",
2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, p. 357 (1992) and T. G. Fox, Bull.
Am. Phys. Soc,
1, 123 (1956), both of which are incorporated herein by reference. For
example, the theoretical
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glass transition temperature of a copolymer derived from monomers a, b, ...,
and i can be cal-
culated according to the equation below
1 wa wb
=
Tg Tga Tgb Tgi
where wa is the weight fraction of monomer a in the copolymer, Tga is the
glass transition tem-
perature of a homopolymer of monomer a,wb is the weight fraction of monomer b
in the co-
polymer, Tgb is the glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of monomer
b, w, is the
weight fraction of monomer i in the copolymer, Tg, is the glass transition
temperature of a ho-
mopolymer of monomer i, and Tg is the theoretical glass transition temperature
of the copoly-
mer derived from monomers a, b, ..., and i.
Provided herein are multistage polymers that comprise (i) a first stage
comprising a first
copolymer having a first theoretical Tg, the first copolymer being derived
from a soft ethyleni-
cally-unsaturated monomer, a phosphorus-containing monomer, and an
acetoacetoxy monomer;
and (ii) a second stage comprising a second polymer having a second
theoretical Tg, the second
polymer being derived from one or more hard ethylenically-unsaturated
monomers. The multi-
stage polymers can be in the form of multilayer particles that comprise (i) a
first layer compris-
ing a first copolymer having a first theoretical Tg, the first copolymer being
derived from a soft
ethylenically-unsaturated monomer, a phosphorus-containing monomer, and an
acetoacetoxy
monomer; and (ii) a second layer surrounding at least a portion of the first
layer comprising a
second polymer having a second theoretical Tg, the second polymer being
derived from one or
more hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomers.
The multilayer particles can include a first layer and a second layer
surrounding at least
a portion of the first layer. For example, the multilayer particles can range
from core-shell par-
ticles to so-called "acorn" particles, wherein the second layer surrounds a
substantial portion of
the first layer either in a continuous, semi-continuous or discontinuous
fashion (e.g., such that
the second layer forms at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%,
at least 30%, at
least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 50%, at least 55%, at least
60%, at least 65%, at
least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, or at least
95% of the particle
surface). In some embodiments, the first layer and the second layer form first
and second do-
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mains within the multilayer particle, wherein the second layer surrounds at
least a portion of the
first layer.
The weight ratio of the first stage (or first layer) to the second stage (or
second layer)
can be at least 5:1 (e.g., at least 5.5:1, at least 6:1, at least 6.5:1, at
least 7:1, at least 7.5:1, at
5 least 8:1, at least 8.5:1, at least 9:1, at least 9.5:1, at least 10:1,
at least 11:1, at least 12:1, at
least 13:1, at least 14:1, at least 15:1, at least 16:1, at least 17:1, at
least 18:1, or at least 19:1).
The weight ratio of the first stage (or first layer) to the second stage (or
second layer) can be
20:1 or less (e.g., 19:1 or less, 18:1 or less, 17:1 or less, 16:1 or less,
15:1 or less, 14:1 or less,
13:1 or less, 12:1 or less, 11:1 or less, 10:1 or less, 9.5:1 or less, 9:1 or
less, 8.5:1 or less, 8:1 or
less, 7.5:1 or less, 7:1 or less, 6.5:1 or less, 6:1 or less, or 5.5:1 or
less).
The weight ratio of the first stage (or first layer) to the second stage (or
second layer)
can range from any of the minimum ratios described above to any of the maximum
values de-
scribed above. For example, the weight ratio of the first stage (or first
layer) to the second
stage (or second layer) can be from 5:1 to 20:1 (e.g., from 5:1 to 15:1, or
from 5:1 to 10:1).
In some embodiments, the first theoretical Tg can be 30 C or less (e.g., 25 C
or less,
C or less, 15 C or less, 10 C or less, 5 C or less, 0 C or less, -5 C or less,
-10 C or
less, -15 C or less, -20 C or less, -25 C or less, -30 C or less, -35 C or
less, -40 C or less, or -
45 C or less). In some embodiments, the first theoretical Tg can be at least -
50 C (e.g., at
least -45 C, at least -40 C, at least -35 C, at least -30 C, at least -25 C,
at least -20 C, at
20 least -15 C, at least -10 C, at least -5 C, at least -0 C, at least 5 C,
at least 10 C, at least 15 C,
at least 20 C, or at least 25 C).
The first theoretical Tg can range from any of the minimum values described
above to
any of the maximum values described above. For example, the first theoretical
Tg can range
from -50 C to 30 C (e.g., from -30 C to 30 C, from -10 C to 25 C, or from -0 C
to 20 C).
In some embodiments, the second theoretical Tg can be at least 60 C (e.g., at
least 65 C,
at least 70 C, at least 75 C, at least 80 C, at least 85 C, at least 90 C, at
least 95 C, at least
100 C, at least 105 C, at least 110 C, or at least 115 C). In some
embodiments, the second
theoretical Tg can be 120 C or less (e.g., 115 C or less, 110 C or less, 105 C
or less, 100 C or
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less, 95 C or less, 90 C or less, 85 C or less, 80 C or less, 75 C or less, 70
C or less, or 65 C
or less).
The second theoretical Tg can range from any of the minimum values described
above
to any of the maximum values described above. For example, the second
theoretical Tg can
range from 60 C to 120 C (e.g., from 75 C to 120 C, from 80 C to 110 C, or
from 90 C to
110 C).
The second theoretical Tg can be greater than the first theoretical Tg. In
some embodi-
ments, the second theoretical Tg can be at least 40 C greater than the first
theoretical Tg (e.g., at
least 45 C greater, at least 50 C greater, at least 55 C greater, at least 60
C greater, at least
65 C greater, at least 70 C greater, at least 75 C greater, at least 80 C
greater, at least 85 C
greater, at least 90 C greater, at least 95 C greater, at least 100 C greater,
at least 105 C great-
er, at least 110 C greater, at least 115 C greater, or at least 120 C
greater).
In some embodiments, the multistage polymer (or the multilayer particle)
exhibits a sin-
gle Tg, measured using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), of at least -
10 C (e.g., at least -
5 C, at least 0 C, at least 5 C, at least 10 C, at least 15 C, or at least 20
C). In some embodi-
ments, the multistage polymer (or the multilayer particle) exhibits a single
Tg, measured using
DSC, of 25 C or less (e.g., 20 C or less, 15 C or less, 10 C or less, 5 C or
less, 0 C or less, or -
5 C or less).
The multistage polymer (or the multilayer particle) can exhibit a single Tg,
measured us-
ing DSC, ranging from any of the minimum values described above to any of the
maximum
values described above. For example, the multistage polymer (or the multilayer
particle) can
exhibit a single Tg, measured using DSC, from -10 C to 25 C (e.g., from 0 C to
25 C, or from
10 C to 25 C). The glass transition temperature can be determined by
differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC) by measuring the midpoint temperature using ASTM D 3418-
12e1.
The first copolymer and the second polymer can be derived from ethylenically-
unsaturated monomers. Exemplary ethylenically-unsaturated monomers include
(meth)acrylate
monomers, vinyl aromatic monomers (e.g., styrene), ethylenically unsaturated
aliphatic mono-
mers (e.g., butadiene), vinyl ester monomers (e.g., vinyl acetate), and
combinations thereof
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In some embodiments, the first copolymer polymer can include an acrylic-based
copol-
ymer. Acrylic-based copolymers include copolymers derived from one or more
(meth)acrylate
monomers. The acrylic-based copolymer can be a pure acrylic polymer (i.e., a
copolymer de-
rived primarily from (meth)acrylate monomers), a styrene-acrylic polymer
(i.e., a copolymer
derived from styrene and one or more (meth)acrylate monomers), or a vinyl-
acrylic polymer
(i.e., a copolymer derived from one or more vinyl ester monomers and one or
more
(meth)acrylate monomers).
The first copolymer can be derived from one or more soft ethylenically-
unsaturated
monomers. As used herein, the term "soft ethylenically-unsaturated monomer"
refers to an
ethylenically-unsaturated monomer that, when homopolymerized, forms a polymer
having a
glass transition temperature, as measured using differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC), of 0 C
or less. Soft ethylenically-unsaturated monomers are known in the art, and
include, for exam-
ple, ethyl acrylate (Tg = -24 C), butyl acrylate (n-butyl acrylate, Tg = -54
C), sec-butyl acrylate
(Tg = -26 C), sec-butyl acrylate (Tg = -26 C), isobutyl acrylate (Tg = -24 C),
n-hexyl acrylate
(Tg = -45 C), n-hexyl methacrylate (Tg = -5 C), 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (Tg = -
85 C), 2-
ethylhexyl methacrylate (Tg = -10 C), octyl methacrylate (Tg = -20 C), n-decyl
methacrylate
(Tg = -30 C), isodecyl acrylate (Tg = -55 C), dodecyl acrylate (Tg = -3 C),
dodecyl methacry-
late (Tg = -65 C), 2-ethoxyethyl acrylate (Tg = -50 C), 2-methoxy acrylate (Tg
= -50 C), and
2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate (Tg = -70 C).
In some embodiments, the first copolymer can be derived from a soft
ethylenically-
unsaturated monomer that, when homopolymerized, forms a polymer having a glass
transition
temperature, as measured using DSC, of -10 C or less (e.g., -20 C or less, -30
C or less, -40 C
or less, -50 C or less, -60 C or less, -70 C or less, or -80 C or less). In
certain embodiments,
the soft ethylenically-unsaturated monomer can be a (meth)acrylate monomer. In
certain em-
bodiments, the first copolymer can be derived from a soft ethylenically-
unsaturated monomer
selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate,
and combinations
thereof.
The first copolymer can be derived from at least 10% by weight of one or more
soft
ethylenically-unsaturated monomers, based on the total weight of the monomers
used to form
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the first copolymer (e.g., at least 15% by weight, at least 20% by weight, at
least 25% by
weight, at least 30% by weight, at least 35% by weight, at least 40% by
weight, at least 45% by
weight, at least 50% by weight, at least 55% by weight, at least 60% by
weight, at least 65% by
weight, at least 70% by weight, at least 75% by weight, or at least 80% by
weight). The first
copolymer can be derived from at most 85% by weight of one or more soft
ethylenically-
unsaturated monomers, based on the total weight of the monomers used to form
the first copol-
ymer (e.g., at most 80% by weight, at most 75% by weight, at most 70% by
weight, at most
65% by weight, at most 60% by weight, at most 55% by weight, at most 50% by
weight, at
most 45% by weight, at most 40% by weight, at most 35% by weight, at most 30%
by weight,
at most 25% by weight, at most 20% by weight, or at most 15% by weight).
The first copolymer can be derived from an amount of one or more soft
ethylenically-
unsaturated monomers ranging from any of the minimum percentages described
above to any
of the maximum percentages described above. For example, the first copolymer
can be derived
from 15% to 85% by weight of one or more soft ethylenically-unsaturated
monomers, based on
the total weight of the monomers used to form the first copolymer (e.g., from
15% to 60% by
weight, from 25% to 60% by weight, from 30% to 60% by weight, or from 35% to
55% by
weight).
The first copolymer can be derived from one or more phosphorus-containing mono-
mers. Suitable phosphorous-containing monomers are known in the art, and
include dihydro-
gen phosphate esters of alcohols in which the alcohol contains a polymerizable
vinyl or olefinic
group, allyl phosphate, phosphoalkyhmeth)acrylates such as 2-
phosphoethyl(meth)acrylate
(PEM), 2-phosphopropyl(meth)acrylate, 3-phosphopropyl (meth)acrylate, and
phosphobu-
tyhmeth)acrylate, 3-phospho-2-hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate, mono- or di-
phosphates of
bis(hydroxymethyl) fumarate or itaconate; phosphates of
hydroxyalkyhmeth)acrylate, 2-
hydroxyethyl(meth)acrylate, 3-hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate, ethylene oxide
condensates of
(meth)acrylates, H2C=C(CH3)C00(CH2CH20).13(0)(OH)2, and analogous propylene
and bu-
tylene oxide condensates, where n is an integer ranging from 1 to 50,
phosphoalkyl crotonates,
phosphoalkyl maleates, phosphoalkyl fumarates, phosphodialkyl (meth)acrylates,
phosphodial-
kyl crotonates, vinyl phosphonic acid, allyl phosphonic acid, 2-acrylamido-
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2methylpropanephosphinic acid, a-phosphonostyrene, 2-methylacrylamido-2-
methylpropanephosphinic acid, (hydroxy)phosphinylalkyhmeth)acrylates, (hy-
droxy)phosphinylmethyl methacrylate, and combinations thereof
The first copolymer can be derived from greater than 0% by weight of one or
more
phosphorus-containing monomers, based on the total weight of the monomers used
to form the
first copolymer (e.g., at least 0.5% by weight, at least 1% by weight, at
least 1.5% by weight, at
least 2% by weight, at least 2.5% by weight, at least 3% by weight, at least
3.5% by weight, at
least 4% by weight, or at least 4.5% by weight). The first copolymer can be
derived from 5%
or less by weight of one or more phosphorus-containing monomers, based on the
total weight
of the monomers used to form the first copolymer (e.g., from 4.5% or less by
weight, from 4%
or less by weight, from 3.5% or less by weight, from 3% or less by weight,
from 2.5% or less
by weight, from 2% or less by weight, from 1.5% or less by weight, from 1% or
less by weight,
or from 0.5% or less by weight).
The first copolymer can be derived from an amount of one or more phosphorus-
containing monomers ranging from any of the minimum percentages described
above to any of
the maximum percentages described above. For example, the first copolymer can
be derived
from greater than 0% by weight to 5% by weight of one or more phosphorus-
containing mon-
omers, based on the total weight of the monomers used to form the first
copolymer (e.g., from
greater than 0% by weight to 2.5% by weight of one or more phosphorus-
containing mono-
mers). In certain embodiments, the first copolymer is derived from greater
than 0% by weight
to 5% by weight (e.g., greater than 0% by weight to 3% by weight, greater than
0% by weight
to 2.5% by weight, or greater than 0% by weight to 1.5% by weight) 2-
phosphoethyl methacry-
late (PEM).
The first copolymer can be derived from one or more acetoacetoxy monomers.
Suitable
acetoacetoxy monomers are known in the art, and include acetoacetoxyalkyl
(meth)acrylates,
such as acetoacetoxyethyl (meth)acrylate (AAEM), acetoacetoxypropyl
(meth)acrylate, aceto-
acetoxybutyl (meth)acrylate, and 2,3-di(acetoacetoxy)propyl (meth)acrylate;
allyl acetoacetate;
vinyl acetoacetate; and combinations thereof
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The first copolymer can be derived from greater than 0% by weight of one or
more
acetoacetoxy monomers, based on the total weight of the monomers used to form
the first co-
polymer (e.g., at least 0.5% by weight, at least 1% by weight, at least 1.5%
by weight, at least
2% by weight, at least 2.5% by weight, at least 3% by weight, at least 3.5% by
weight, at least
5 4% by weight, at least 4.5% by weight, at least 5% by weight, at least
5.5% by weight, at least
6% by weight, at least 6.5% by weight, at least 7% by weight, at least 7.5% by
weight, at least
8% by weight, at least 8.5% by weight, at least 9% by weight, or at least 9.5%
by weight). The
first copolymer can be derived from 10% or less by weight of one or more
acetoacetoxy mon-
omers, based on the total weight of the monomers used to form the first
copolymer (e.g., from
10 9.5% or less by weight, from 8% or less by weight, from 8.5% or less by
weight, from 8% or
less by weight, from 7.5% or less by weight, from 7% or less by weight, from
6.5% or less by
weight, from 6% or less by weight, from 5.5% or less by weight, from 5% or
less by weight,
from 4.5% or less by weight, from 4% or less by weight, from 3.5% or less by
weight, from 3%
or less by weight, from 2.5% or less by weight, from 2% or less by weight,
from 1.5% or less
by weight, from 1% or less by weight, or from 0.5% or less by weight).
The first copolymer can be derived from an amount of one or more acetoacetoxy
mon-
omers ranging from any of the minimum percentages described above to any of
the maximum
percentages described above. For example, the first copolymer can be derived
from greater
than 0% by weight to 10% by weight of one or more acetoacetoxy monomers, based
on the
total weight of the monomers used to form the first copolymer (e.g., from 1%
by weight to
7.5% by weight of one or more acetoacetoxy monomers, from 2.5% by weight to
7.5% by
weight of one or more acetoacetoxy monomers, or from 5% by weight to 7.5% by
weight of
one or more acetoacetoxy monomers). In certain embodiments, the first
copolymer is derived
from greater than 0% by weight to 10% by weight (e.g., from 1% by weight to
7.5% by weight,
from 2.5% by weight to 7.5% by weight, or from 5% by weight to 7.5% by weight)
acetoace-
toxyethyl (meth)acrylate (AAEM).
The first copolymer can be derived from one or more additional ethylenically-
unsaturated monomers (e.g., carboxylic acid-containing monomers,
(meth)acrylate monomers,
vinyl aromatic monomers, etc.) as described below in addition to one or more
soft ethylenical-
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1y-unsaturated monomers, one or more phosphorus-containing monomers, and one
or more
acetoacetoxy monomers.
In some embodiments, the first copolymer is derived from:
(i) one or more (meth)acrylate monomers;
(ii) one or more carboxylic acid-containing monomers;
(iii) one or more acetoacetoxy monomers;
(iv) one or more phosphorus-containing monomers; and
(v) optionally one or more additional ethylenically-unsaturated monomers,
excluding
monomers (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv).
The first copolymer can be derived from at least 55% by weight of one or more
(meth)acrylate monomers (e.g., at least 60% by weight, at least 65% by weight,
at least 70% by
weight, at least 75% by weight, at least 80% by weight, at least 85% by
weight, at least 88% by
weight, at least 90% by weight, at least 91% by weight, at least 92% by
weight, at least 93% by
weight, at least 94% by weight, or at least 95% by weight), based on the total
weight of the
monomers used to form the first copolymer. The (meth)acrylate monomer can
include esters of
0,43-monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids
having 3 to 6 carbon
atoms with alkanols having 1 to 12 carbon atoms (e.g., esters of acrylic acid,
methacrylic acid,
maleic acid, fumaric acid, or itaconic acid, with C1-C20, C1-C12, C1-C8, or C1-
C4 alkanols).
Exemplary acrylate and methacrylate monomers include, but are not limited to,
methyl
acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl
acrylate, butyl methac-
rylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, isobutyl
(meth)acrylate, n-hexyl
(meth)acrylate, n-heptyl (meth)acrylate, 2-methylheptyl (meth)acrylate, octyl
(meth)acrylate,
isooctyl (meth)acrylate, n-nonyl (meth)acrylate, isononyl (meth)acrylate, n-
decyl
(meth)acrylate, isodecyl (meth)acrylate, dodecyl (meth)acrylate, lauryl
(meth)acrylate, tridecyl
(meth)acrylate, stearyl (meth)acrylate, glycidyl (meth)acrylate, alkyl
crotonates, vinyl acetate,
di-n-butyl maleate, di-octylmaleate, hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, allyl
(meth)acrylate, tetrahy-
drofurfuryl (meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl
(meth)acrylate, 2-
methoxy (meth)acrylate, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-propylheptyl
(meth)acrylate, 2-phenoxyethyl (meth)acrylate, isobomyl (meth)acrylate,
caprolactone
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(meth)acrylate, polypropyleneglycol mono(meth)acrylate, polyethyleneglycol
(meth)acrylate,
benzyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, methylpolyglycol
(meth)acrylate, 3,4-
epoxycyclohexylmethyl (meth)acrylate, 1,6 hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, 1,4
butanediol
di(meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the first
copolymer is de-
rived from one or more (meth)acrylate monomers selected from the group
consisting of methyl
methacrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, and combinations thereof.
In some embod-
iments, the first copolymer is derived from methyl methacrylate and butyl
acrylate.
The first copolymer can be derived from one or more carboxylic acid-containing
mon-
omers based on the total weight of monomers. Suitable carboxylic acid-
containing monomers
are known in the art, and include ci,13-monoethylenically unsaturated mono-
and dicarboxylic
acids, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid,
maleic acid, fumaric
acid, dimethacrylic acid, ethylacrylic acid, allylacetic acid, vinylacetic
acidõ mesaconic acid,
methylenemalonic acid, citraconic acid, and combinations thereof.
The first copolymer can be derived from greater than 0% by weight of one or
more car-
boxylic acid-containing monomers, based on the total weight of the monomers
used to form the
first copolymer (e.g., at least 0.5% by weight, at least 1% by weight, at
least 1.5% by weight, at
least 2% by weight, at least 2.5% by weight, at least 3% by weight, at least
3.5% by weight, at
least 4% by weight, or at least 4.5% by weight). The first copolymer can be
derived from 5%
or less by weight of one or more carboxylic acid-containing monomers, based on
the total
weight of the monomers used to form the first copolymer (e.g., from 4.5% or
less by weight,
from 4% or less by weight, from 3.5% or less by weight, from 3% or less by
weight, from 2.5%
or less by weight, from 2% or less by weight, from 1.5% or less by weight,
from 1% or less by
weight, or from 0.5% or less by weight).
The first copolymer can be derived from an amount of one or more carboxylic
acid-
containing monomers ranging from any of the minimum percentages described
above to any of
the maximum percentages described above. For example, the first copolymer can
be derived
from greater than 0% by weight to 5% by weight of one or more carboxylic acid-
containing
monomers, based on the total weight of the monomers used to form the first
copolymer (e.g.,
from greater than 0% by weight to 2.5% by weight of one or more carboxylic
acid-containing
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monomers). In certain embodiments, the first copolymer is derived from greater
than 0% by
weight to 5% by weight (e.g., greater than 0% by weight to 3% by weight,
greater than 0% by
weight to 2.5% by weight, or greater than 0% by weight to 1.5% by weight)
itaconic acid.
The first copolymer can be derived from greater than 0% by weight to 35% by
weight
of one or more additional ethylenically-unsaturated monomers. For example, the
first copoly-
mer can further include a vinyl aromatic having up to 20 carbon atoms, a vinyl
ester of a car-
boxylic acid comprising up to 20 carbon atoms, a (meth)acrylonitrile, a vinyl
halide, a vinyl
ether of an alcohol comprising 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aliphatic hydrocarbon
having 2 to 8
carbon atoms and one or two double bonds, a silane-containing monomer, a
(meth)acrylamide,
a (meth)acrylamide derivative, a sulfur-based monomer, or a combination of
these monomers.
Suitable vinyl aromatic compounds include styrene, a- and p-methylstyrene, a-
butylstyrene, 4-n-butylstyrene, 4-n-decylstyrene, vinyltoluene, and
combinations thereof. Vi-
nyl esters of carboxylic acids having comprising up to 20 carbon atoms
include, for example,
vinyl laurate, vinyl stearate, vinyl propionate, versatic acid vinyl esters,
vinyl acetate, and com-
binations thereof. The vinyl halides can include ethylenically unsaturated
compounds substi-
tuted by chlorine, fluorine or bromine, such as vinyl chloride and vinylidene
chloride. The vi-
nyl ethers can include, for example, vinyl ethers of alcohols comprising 1 to
4 carbon atoms,
such as vinyl methyl ether or vinyl isobutyl ether. Aliphatic hydrocarbons
having 2 to 8 carbon
atoms and one or two double bonds can include, for example, hydrocarbons
having 4 to 8 car-
bon atoms and two olefinic double bonds, such as butadiene, isoprene, and
chloroprene. Silane
containing monomers can include, for example, vinyl silanes, such as
vinyltrimethoxysilane,
vinyltriethoxysilane (VTEO), vinyl tris(2-methoxyethoxysilane), and vinyl
triisopropoxysilane,
and (meth)acrylatoalkoxysilanes, such as
(meth)acryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, y-
(meth)acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, and y-
(meth)acryloxypropyltriethoxysilane.
(Meth)acrylamide derivatives include, for example, keto-containing amide
functional mono-
mers defined by the general structure below
CH2=CR1C(0)NR2C(0)R3
wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 is hydrogen, a Ci-C4 alkyl group, or a
phenyl group; and
R3 is hydrogen, a C1-C4 alkyl group, or a phenyl group. For example, the
(meth)acrylamide
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derivative can be diacetone acrylamide (DAAM) or diacetone methacrylamide.
Sulfur-
containing monomers include, for example, sulfonic acids and sulfonates, such
as vinylsulfonic
acid, 2-sulfoethyl methacrylate, sodium styrenesulfonate, 2-sulfoxyethyl
methacrylate, vinyl
butylsulfonate, sulfones such as vinylsulfone, sulfoxides such as
vinylsulfoxide, and sulfides
such as 1-(2-hydroxyethylthio) butadiene. When present, the sulfur-containing
monomers are
generally present in an amount greater than 0% by weight to 5% by weight.
In certain embodiments, the first copolymer is derived from
(i) 35-60% by weight butyl acrylate
(ii) 35-55% by weight methyl methacrylate
(iii) greater than 0 to 5% by weight itaconic acid
(iv) greater than 0 to 10% by weight one or more acetoacetoxy monomers; and
(v) greater than 0 to 5% by weight one or more phosphorus containing
monomers.
The second polymer can be a homopolymer derived from a single ethylenically-
unsaturated monomer or a copolymer derived from ethylenically-unsaturated
monomers. In
some embodiments, the second polymer includes an acrylic-based polymer.
Acrylic-based
polymers include polymers derived from one or more (meth)acrylate monomers.
The acrylic-
based polymer can be a pure acrylic polymer (i.e., a polymer derived
exclusively from
(meth)acrylate monomers), a styrene-acrylic polymer (i.e., a copolymer derived
from styrene
and one or more (meth)acrylate monomers), or a vinyl-acrylic polymer (i.e., a
copolymer de-
rived from one or more vinyl ester monomers and one or more (meth)acrylate
monomers).
The second polymer can be derived from one or more hard ethylenically-
unsaturated
monomers. As used herein, the term "hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomer"
refers to an
ethylenically-unsaturated monomer that, when homopolymerized, forms a polymer
having a Tg,
as measured using DSC, of greater than 0 C. Hard ethylenically-unsaturated
monomers are
known in the art, and include, for example, methyl acrylate (Tg = 10 C),
methyl methacrylate
(Tg = 120 C), ethyl methacrylate (Tg = 65 C), butyl methacrylate (Tg = 20 C),
tert-butyl meth-
acrylate (Tg = 118 C), isobutyl methacrylate (Tg = 53 C), vinyl acetate (Tg =
30 C), hydroxy-
ethyl acrylate (Tg = 15 C), hydroxyethyl methacrylate (Tg = 57 C), cyclohexyl
acrylate (Tg =
19 C), cyclohexyl methacrylate (Tg = 92 C), 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate (Tg =
16 C), 2-
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phenoxyethyl methacrylate (Tg = 54 C), benzyl acrylate (Tg = 6 C), benzyl
methacrylate (Tg =
54 C), hydroxypropyl methacrylate(Tg = 76 C), styrene (Tg = 100 C), 4-
acetostyrene (Tg =
116 C), acrylamide (Tg = 165 C), acrylonitrile (Tg = 125 C), 4-bromostyrene
(Tg = 118 C), n-
tert-butylacrylamide (Tg = 128 C), 4-tert-butylstyrene (Tg = 127 C), 2,4-
dimethylstyrene (Tg =
5 112 C), 2,5-dimethylstyrene (Tg = 143 C), 3,5-dimethylstyrene (Tg = 104
C), isobornyl acry-
late (Tg = 94 C), isobornyl methacrylate (Tg = 110 C), 4-methoxystyrene (Tg =
113 C), me-
thylstyrene (Tg = 20 C), 4-methylstyrene (Tg = 97 C), 3-methylstyrene (Tg = 97
C)õ 2,4,6-
trimethylstyrene (Tg = 162 C), and combinations thereof.
In some embodiments, the second polymer can be derived from one or more hard
eth-
10 ylenically-unsaturated monomers that, when homopolymerized, form a
polymer having a Tg, as
measured using DSC, of at least 80 C (e.g., at least 85 C, at least 90 C, at
least 95 C, at least
100 C, at least 105 C, at least 110 C, at least 115 C, or at least 120 C).
In some embodiments, the second polymer can be derived from greater than 50%
by
weight or greater of one or more hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomers
(e.g., 65% by
15 weight or greater, 75% by weight or greater, 80% by weight or greater,
85% by weight or
greater, 88% by weight or greater, 90% by weight or greater, 91% by weight or
greater, 92% by
weight or greater, 93% by weight or greater, 94% by weight or greater, or 95%
by weight or
greater of the hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomer) based on the total
weight of monomers
used to form the second polymer.
In some embodiments, the second polymer can be derived from one or more hard
eth-
ylenically-unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of methyl
methacrylate,
styrene, and combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the second polymer
is derived
from at least 90% by weight (e.g., at least 90% by weight, at least 91% by
weight, at least 92%
by weight, at least 93% by weight, at least 94% by weight, at least 95% by
weight, at least 96%
by weight, at least 97% by weight, at least 98% by weight, or at least 99% by
weight) of one or
more hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomers selected from the group
consisting of methyl
methacrylate, styrene, and combinations thereof, based on the total weight of
monomers used to
form the second polymer. In certain embodiments, the second polymer is derived
from at least
85% by weight (e.g., at least 86% by weight, at least 87% by weight, at least
88% by weight, at
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least 89% by weight, at least 90% by weight, at least 91% by weight, at least
92% by weight, at
least 93% by weight, at least 94% by weight, at least 95% by weight, at least
96% by weight, at
least 97% by weight, at least 98% by weight, or at least 99% by weight) methyl
methacrylate,
based on the total weight of monomers used to form the second polymer.
The second polymer can be derived from one or more additional ethylenically-
unsaturated monomers (e.g., (meth)acrylate monomers, carboxylic acid-
containing monomers,
acetoacetoxy monomers, phosphorus-containing monomers, etc.), such as those
described
above, in addition to one or more hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomers. In
certain embod-
iments, the second polymer is substantially free (i.e., is derived from less
than 0.25% by
weight) of acetoacetoxy monomers and/or phosphorus-containing monomers. In
certain embod-
iments, the second polymer is substantially free (i.e., is derived from less
than 0.25% by
weight) of carboxylic acid-containing monomers.
Also provided are aqueous compositions comprising one or more of the
multistage poly-
mers (or multilayer particles) described above. The aqueous compositions can
further include
one or more additives, including pigments, fillers, dispersants, coalescents,
pH modifying
agents, plasticizers, defoamers, surfactants, thickeners, biocides, co-
solvents, and combinations
thereof The choice of additives in the composition will be influenced by a
number of factors,
including the nature of the multistage polymers (or multilayer particles)
dispersed in the aque-
ous composition, as well as the intended use of the composition. In some
cases, the composi-
tion can be, for example, a coating composition, such as a paint, a primer, or
a paint-and-
primer-in-one formulation. In some embodiments, the composition comprises less
than or
equal to 50 grams per liter of volatile organic compounds.
In some embodiments, the aqueous composition can further comprise an aryl
phosphate
surfactant. The composition can include greater than 0% by weight of one or
more aryl phos-
phate surfactants, based on the total weight of all components of the aqueous
composition (e.g.,
at least 0.5% by weight, at least 1% by weight, at least 1.5% by weight, at
least 2% by weight,
at least 2.5% by weight, at least 3% by weight, at least 3.5% by weight, at
least 4% by weight,
at least 4.5% by weight, at least 5% by weight, at least 5.5% by weight, at
least 6% by weight,
at least 6.5% by weight, at least 7% by weight, at least 7.5% by weight, at
least 8% by weight,
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at least 8.5% by weight, at least 9% by weight, or at least 9.5% by weight).
The composition
can include 10% or less of one or more aryl phosphate surfactants, based on
the total weight of
all components of the aqueous composition (e.g., from 9.5% or less by weight,
from 8% or less
by weight, from 8.5% or less by weight, from 8% or less by weight, from 7.5%
or less by
weight, from 7% or less by weight, from 6.5% or less by weight, from 6% or
less by weight,
from 5.5% or less by weight, from 5% or less by weight, from 4.5% or less by
weight, from 4%
or less by weight, from 3.5% or less by weight, from 3% or less by weight,
from 2.5% or less
by weight, from 2% or less by weight, from 1.5% or less by weight, from 1% or
less by weight,
or from 0.5% or less by weight).
The composition can include one or more aryl phosphate surfactants in an
amount rang-
ing from any of the minimum percentages described above to any of the maximum
percentages
described above. For example, the composition can include from greater than 0%
by weight to
10% by weight of one or more aryl phosphate surfactants, based on the total
weight of all com-
ponents of the aqueous composition (e.g., from greater than 0% by weight to 3%
by weight of
one or more aryl phosphate surfactants, from greater than 0% by weight to 2.5%
by weight of
one or more aryl phosphate surfactants, from greater than 0% by weight to 1.5%
by weight of
one or more aryl phosphate surfactants, or greater than 0% by weight to 1% by
weight of one or
more aryl phosphate surfactants).
In certain embodiments, the aryl phosphate surfactant can comprise a
tristyrylphenol
alkoxylated phosphate. Suitable tristyrylphenol alkoxylated phosphates include
surfactants
defined by Formula I below
11
0
1 I I
.,0-R-01¨P-OH
n I
li OH
li
Formula I
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or a salt thereof, wherein R' comprises a C1-C6 alkylene group, and n is an
integer ranging from
1 to 50 (e.g., from 1 to 25, or from 10 to 20). In certain embodiments, the
aqueous composi-
tion comprises a tristyrylphenol alkoxylated phosphate defined by Formula I or
a salt thereof,
wherein R' comprises an ethylene group, and n is an integer ranging from 10 to
20. In certain
embodiments, the aqueous composition includes the tristyrylphenol alkoxylated
phosphate
shown below
lik +
2NH4
* 0
I -
n I _
0
Mk
wherein n is 16.
Examples of suitable pigments include metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide,
zinc ox-
ide, iron oxide, or combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the
composition includes a
titanium dioxide pigment. Examples of commercially titanium dioxide pigments
are KRO-
NOS 2101, KRONOSO 2310, available from Kronos WorldWide, Inc. (Cranbury,
N.J.), TI-
PURE R-900, available from DuPont (Wilmington, Del.), or TIONAO AT1
commercially
available from Millenium Inorganic Chemicals. Titanium dioxide is also
available in concen-
1 5 trated dispersion form. An example of a titanium dioxide dispersion is
KRONOSO 4311, also
available from Kronos WorldWide, Inc.
Examples of suitable fillers include calcium carbonate, nepheline syenite,
(25% nephe-
line, 55% sodium feldspar, and 20% potassium feldspar), feldspar (an
aluminosilicate), diato-
maceous earth, calcined diatomaceous earth, talc (hydrated magnesium
silicate), aluminosili-
cates, silica (silicon dioxide), alumina (aluminum oxide), clay, (hydrated
aluminum silicate),
kaolin (kaolinite, hydrated aluminum silicate), mica (hydrous aluminum
potassium silicate),
pyrophyllite (aluminum silicate hydroxide), perlite, baryte (barium sulfate),
Wollastonite (cal-
cium metasilicate), and combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the
composition com-
prises a calcium carbonate filler.
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Examples of suitable dispersants are polyacid dispersants and hydrophobic
copolymer
dispersants. Polyacid dispersants are typically polycarboxylic acids, such as
polyacrylic acid or
polymethacrylic acid, which are partially or completely in the form of their
ammonium, alkali
metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or lower alkyl quaternary ammonium
salts. Hydro-
phobic copolymer dispersants include copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic
acid, or maleic
acid with hydrophobic monomers. In certain embodiments, the composition
includes a poly-
acrylic acid-type dispersing agent, such as Pigment Disperser N, commercially
available from
BASF SE.
Suitable coalescents, which aid in film formation during drying, include
ethylene glycol
monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl
ether acetate,
ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether,
diethylene glycol
monoethyl ether acetate, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, 2,2,4-trimethy1-
1,3-pentanediol
monoisobutyrate, and combinations thereof.
Examples of suitable thickening agents include hydrophobically modified
ethylene ox-
ide urethane (HEUR) polymers, hydrophobically modified alkali soluble emulsion
(HASE)
polymers, hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl celluloses (HMHECs),
hydrophobically
modified polyacrylamide, and combinations thereof. HEUR polymers are linear
reaction prod-
ucts of diisocyanates with polyethylene oxide end-capped with hydrophobic
hydrocarbon
groups. HASE polymers are homopolymers of (meth)acrylic acid, or copolymers of
(meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylate esters, or maleic acid modified with
hydrophobic vinyl mon-
omers. HMHECs include hydroxyethyl cellulose modified with hydrophobic alkyl
chains. Hy-
drophobically modified polyacrylamides include copolymers of acrylamide with
acrylamide
modified with hydrophobic alkyl chains (N-alkyl acrylamide). In certain
embodiments, the
coating composition includes a hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose
thickener.
Examples of suitable pH modifying agents include amino alcohols,
monoethanolamine
(MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol, diisopropanolamine
(DIPA), 1-
amino-2-propanol (AMP), ammonia, and combinations thereof
Defoamers serve to minimize frothing during mixing and/or application of the
coating
composition. Suitable defoamers include silicone oil defoamers, such as
polysiloxanes, poly-
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dimethylsiloxanes, polyether modified polysiloxanes, and combinations thereof.
Exemplary
silicone-based defoamers include BYKO-035, available from BYK USA Inc.
(Wallingford,
Conn.), the TEGOO series of defoamers, available from Evonik Industries
(Hopewell, Va.),
and the DREWPLUSO series of defoamers, available from Ashland Inc. (Covington,
Ky.).
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Suitable surfactants include nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants.
Examples of
nonionic surfactants are alkylphenoxy polyethoxyethanols having alkyl groups
of about 7 to
about 18 carbon atoms, and having from about 6 to about 60 oxyethylene units;
ethylene oxide
derivatives of long chain carboxylic acids; analogous ethylene oxide
condensates of long chain
alcohols, and combinations thereof Exemplary anionic surfactants include
ammonium, alkali
10 metal, alkaline earth metal, and lower alkyl quaternary ammonium salts
of sulfosuccinates,
higher fatty alcohol sulfates, aryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfonates, alkylaryl
sulfonates, and combi-
nations thereof. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises a nonionic
alkylpolyeth-
ylene glycol surfactant, such as LUTENSOLO TDA 8 or LUTENSOLO AT-18,
commercially
available from BASF SE. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises an
anionic alkyl
15 ether sulfate surfactant, such as DISPONILO FES 77, commercially
available from BASF SE.
In certain embodiments, the composition comprises an anionic diphenyl oxide
disulfonate sur-
factant, such as CALFAXO DB-45, commercially available from Pilot Chemical. In
some
embodiments, the composition is substantially free (i.e., the composition
includes 0.1% or less
by weight) of sulfate surfactants. In some embodiments, the composition is
substantially free
20 (i.e., the composition includes 0.1% or less by weight) of sulfonate
surfactants. In some em-
bodiments, the composition is substantially free (i.e., the composition
includes 0.1% or less by
weight) of sulfate surfactants and sulfonate surfactants.
Suitable biocides can be incorporated to inhibit the growth of bacteria and
other mi-
crobes in the coating composition during storage. Exemplary biocides include 2-
[(hydroxymethyl)amino]ethanol, 2-[(hydroxymethyl) amino]2-methyl-l-propanol, o-
phenylphenol, sodium salt, 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, 2-methy1-4-isothiazolin-
3-one (MIT),
5-chloro2-methyland-4-isothiazolin-3-one (CIT), 2-octy1-4-isothiazolin-3-one
(OTT), 4,5-
dichloro-2-n-octy1-3-isothiazolone, as well as acceptable salts and
combinations thereof. Suit-
able biocides also include mildewcides that inhibit the growth mildew or its
spores in the coat-
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ing. Examples of mildewcides include 2-(thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole, 3-
iodo-2-
propynyl butyl carbamate, 2,4,5,6-tetrachloroisophthalonitrile, 2-(4-
thiazolyl)benzimidazole, 2-
N-octy14-isothiazolin-3-one, diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone, as well as
acceptable salts and com-
binations thereof. In certain embodiments, the coating composition contains
1,2-
benzisothiazolin-3-one or a salt thereof Biocides of this type include PROXELO
BD20, com-
mercially available from Arch Chemicals, Inc (Atlanta, GA).
Exemplary co-solvents and plasticizers include ethylene glycol, propylene
glycol, di-
ethylene glycol, and combinations thereof.
Other suitable additives that can optionally be incorporated into the
composition include
rheology modifiers, wetting and spreading agents, leveling agents,
conductivity additives, ad-
hesion promoters, anti-blocking agents, anti-cratering agents and anti-
crawling agents, anti-
freezing agents, corrosion inhibitors, anti-static agents, flame retardants
and intumescent addi-
tives, dyes, optical brighteners and fluorescent additives, UV absorbers and
light stabilizers,
chelating agents, cleanability additives, crosslinking agents, flatting
agents, flocculants, humec-
1 5 tants, insecticides, lubricants, odorants, oils, waxes and slip aids,
soil repellants, stain resisting
agents, and combinations thereof
Coating compositions can be applied to a surface by any suitable coating
technique, in-
cluding spraying, rolling, brushing, or spreading. Coating compositions can be
applied in a
single coat, or in multiple sequential coats (e.g., in two coats or in three
coats) as required for a
particular application. Generally, the coating composition is allowed to dry
under ambient
conditions. However, in certain embodiments, the coating composition can be
dried, for exam-
ple, by heating and/or by circulating air over the coating.
The coating compositions can be applied to a variety of surfaces including,
but not lim-
ited to metal, asphalt, concrete, stone, ceramic, wood, plastic, polyurethane
foam, glass, wall
board coverings (e.g., drywall, cement board, etc.), and combinations thereof.
The coating
compositions can be applied to interior or exterior surfaces. In certain
embodiments, the sur-
face is an architectural surface, such as a roof, wall, floor, or combination
thereof. The archi-
tectural surface can be located above ground, below ground, or combinations
thereof.
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Also provided are coatings formed from the coating compositions described
herein.
Generally, coatings are formed by applying a coating composition described
herein to a sur-
face, and allowing the coating to dry to form a coating. The coating thickness
can vary depend-
ing upon the application of the coating.
Also provided are methods of making the multistage polymers and multilayer
particles
described above. The multistage polymers and multilayer particles described
above can be
prepared by heterophase polymerization techniques, including, for example,
free-radical emul-
sion polymerization, suspension polymerization, and mini-emulsion
polymerization. In some
examples, the multistage polymer is prepared by polymerizing the monomers
using free-radical
emulsion polymerization. The emulsion polymerization temperature can range
from 10 C to
130 C (e.g., from 50 C to 90 C). The polymerization medium can include water
alone or a
mixture of water and water-miscible liquids, such as methanol, ethanol or
tetrahydrofuran. In
some embodiments, the polymerization medium is free of organic solvents and
includes only
water.
The emulsion polymerization can be carried out as a batch process, as a semi-
batch pro-
cess, or in the form of a continuous process. In some embodiments, a portion
of the monomers
can be heated to the polymerization temperature and partially polymerized, and
the remainder
of the monomer batch can be subsequently fed to the polymerization zone
continuously, in
steps, or with superposition of a concentration gradient. In some embodiments,
the method of
making a multilayer particle comprises
(i) polymerizing a soft ethylenically unsaturated monomer, a
phosphorus-
containing monomer, and an acetoacetoxy monomer in a first emulsion
polymerization step to produce a first copolymer having a first theoretical
Tg;
and
(ii) polymerizing one or more hard ethylenically unsaturated monomers in a
second
emulsion polymerization step to produce a second polymer having a second the-
oretical Tg that is at least 40 C greater than the first theoretical Tg,
wherein the one or more hard ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprise at
least 50% by
weight of the monomers polymerized to form the second polymer. In some
embodiments, the
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first polymerization step and/or the second polymerization step are carried
out at a first
polymerization temperature ranging from 10 C to 130 C (e.g., from 50 C to 100
C, or from
70 C to 90 C). In one embodiment, the first polymerization step and the second
polymeriza-
tion step are carried out at polymerization temperatures of less than or equal
to 85 C.
The emulsion polymerization can be performed with a variety of auxiliaries,
including
water-soluble initiators and regulators. Examples of water-soluble initiators
for the emulsion
polymerization are ammonium salts and alkali metal salts of peroxodisulfuric
acid, e.g., sodium
peroxodisulfate, hydrogen peroxide or organic peroxides, e.g., tert-butyl
hydroperoxide. Re-
duction-oxidation (redox) initiator systems are also suitable as initiators
for the emulsion
polymerization. The redox initiator systems are composed of at least one,
usually inorganic,
reducing agent and one organic or inorganic oxidizing agent. The oxidizing
component com-
prises, for example, the initiators already specified above for the emulsion
polymerization. The
reducing components are, for example, alkali metal salts of sulfurous acid,
such as sodium sul-
fite, sodium hydrogen sulfite, alkali metal salts of disulfurous acid such as
sodium disulfite,
bisulfite addition compounds with aliphatic aldehydes and ketones, such as
acetone bisulfite, or
reducing agents such as hydroxymethanesulfinic acid and salts thereof, or
ascorbic acid. The
redox initiator systems can be used in the company of soluble metal compounds
whose metallic
component is able to exist in a plurality of valence states. Typical redox
initiator systems in-
clude, for example, ascorbic acid/iron(II) sulfate/sodium peroxodisulfate,
tert-butyl hydroper-
oxide/sodium disulfite, tert-butyl hydroperoxide/Na hydroxymethanesulfinate,
or tert-butyl
hydroperoxide/ascorbic acid. The individual components, the reducing component
for exam-
ple, can also be mixtures, an example being a mixture of the sodium salt of hy-
droxymethanesulfinic acid with sodium disulfite. The stated compounds are used
usually in the
form of aqueous solutions, with the lower concentration being determined by
the amount of
water that is acceptable in the dispersion, and the upper concentration by the
solubility of the
respective compound in water. The concentration can be 0.1% to 30%, 0.5% to
20%, or 1.0%
to 10%, by weight, based on the solution. The amount of the initiators is
generally 0.1% to
10% or 0.5% to 5% by weight, based on the monomers to be polymerized. It is
also possible
for two or more different initiators to be used in the emulsion
polymerization. For the removal
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of the residual monomers, an initiator can be added after the end of the
emulsion polymeriza-
tion.
In the polymerization it is possible to use molecular weight regulators or
chain transfer
agents, in amounts, for example, of 0 to 0.8 parts by weight, based on 100
parts by weight of
the monomers to be polymerized, to reduce the molecular weight of the
copolymer. Suitable
examples include compounds having a thiol group such as tert-butyl mercaptan,
thioglycolic
acid ethylacrylic esters, mercaptoethanol, mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, and
tert-dodecyl
mercaptan. Additionally, it is possible to use regulators without a thiol
group, such as terpino-
lene. In some embodiments, the emulsion polymer is prepared in the presence of
greater than
0% to 0.5% by weight, based on the monomer amount, of at least one molecular
weight regula-
tor. In some embodiments, the emulsion polymer is prepared in the presence of
less than less
than 0.3% or less than 0.2% by weight (e.g., 0.10% to 0.15% by weight) of the
molecular
weight regulator.
Dispersants, such as surfactants, can also be added during polymerization to
help main-
tam n the dispersion of the monomers in the aqueous medium. For example, the
polymerization
can include less than 3% by weight or less than 1% by weight of surfactants.
In some embodi-
ments, the polymerization is substantially free of surfactants and can include
less than 0.05% or
less than 0.01% by weight of one or more surfactants. In other embodiments,
the first emulsion
polymerization step and/or the second polymerization step further comprise an
aryl phosphate
surfactant. (e.g., a tristyrylphenol alkoxylated phosphate surfactant).
Anionic and nonionic surfactants can be used during polymerization. Suitable
surfac-
tants include ethoxylated Cs to C36 Or C12 to C18 fatty alcohols having a
degree of ethoxylation
of 3 to 50 or of 4 to 30, ethoxylated mono-, di-, and tri-C4 to C12 or C4 to
C9 alkylphenols hav-
ing a degree of ethoxylation of 3 to 50, alkali metal salts of dialkyl esters
of sulfosuccinic acid,
alkali metal salts and ammonium salts of C8 to C12 alkyl sulfates, alkali
metal salts and ammo-
nium salts of C12 to C18 alkylsulfonic acids, and alkali metal salts and
ammonium salts of C9 to
C18 alkylarylsulfonic acids.
By way of non-limiting illustration, examples of certain embodiments of the
present
disclosure are given below.
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Latex Preparation
A multistage polymer latex comprising a first stage having a theoretical Tg of
12 C de-
rived from butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, itaconic acid,
acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate
5 (AAEM), and 2-phosphoethyl methacrylate (PEM) and a second stage with a
theoretical Tg of
100 C derived from methyl methacrylate ("polymer 1") was prepared by
sequential emulsion
polymerization steps as described below. A 3L glass vessel was heated to 85 C
with 435 g of
deionized water and 46 g of pre-polymerized seed latex. An initiator (sodium
persulfate) was
fed to the vessel over the course of the polymerization of both Stage 1 and
Stage 2 for 3.8
10 hours. 1149 g of first stage emulsion comprising the monomer mixture
above, an aryl phos-
phate surfactant, and a non-ionic surfactant was fed to the vessel over 2.5
hours. Subsequently,
212 g of second stage emulsion comprising the monomer mixture above and an
aryl phosphate
surfactant was fed to the vessel. After Stage 2 was completely fed, the
reaction was held at
temperature for 30 minutes while ammonium hydroxide and a defoamer were added.
Next, the
15 reaction temperature was decreased to 80 C, and tert-butyl hydroperoxide
and sodium metabi-
sulfite were simultaneously fed into the reaction over one hour. The reaction
was then cooled
to 40 C, and the pH adjusted with ammonium hydroxide. A biocide was then added
to the re-
action mixture. The final latex was filtered through 150 mesh. Polymer 1
exhibited a Tg of
17 C, determined by DSC using the method described in ASTM D 3418-12e1
entitled "Stand-
20 ard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and
Crystallization of
Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry," which is incorporated herein
by reference in
its entirety.
Polymer 1 was subsequently formulated into a standard eggshell white base
formulation
(35 g/L VOC (volatile organic concentration), PVC (pigment volume
concentration) of 33.7, a
25 volume solids of 42% and a binder weight of 22%).
Stain Blocking
The stain blocking capability of the coating formulation including polymer 1
was as-
sessed by subjectively grading the ability of coatings formed from the
formulation to hide
stains on a substrate as compared to a control.
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Samples were prepared to assess the stain blocking capability of the coating
formulation
against a variety of stains. Samples were prepared by applying a series of
water-based and sol-
vent-based pens and markers (each representing a "stain") on top of a film
formed from a fully
cured commercially available low VOC, 100% acrylic flat paint. The stains were
dried for 24
hours at room temperature. A 7 mil film of the coating formulation containing
polymer 1 was
then applied over the top of the stains and allowed to dry for 24 hours. A 10
mil thick topcoat
of the same commercial grade flat paint was then applied to each sample.
Benchmark samples
were prepared as described above using a benchmark commercially available low
VOC, 100%
acrylic eggshell paint-and-primer-in-one paint. Once dried, samples of various
stains were
compared against their corresponding benchmark samples. The degree of stain
hiding of each
stain relative to the benchmark is described in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Relative stain blocking capability of a coating formulation including
polymer 1.
Comparative Differences in Stain Hiding of a Coating Formula-
tion Including Polymer 1 versus a Benchmark
Underlying "Stain" Polymer 1 Benchmark
Black Sharpie slight + CTRL
Black Felt Tip Pen slight + CTRL
Red Washable Marker slight - CTRL
Blue Mega Marker slight + CTRL
Blue ballpoint pen = CTRL
Black Fine point pen = CTRL
Green Mega Marker slight + CTRL
"=" indicates roughly equal stain hiding relative to benchmark
"slight +" indicates slightly better stain hiding relative to benchmark
"slight ¨" indicates slightly worse stain hiding relative to benchmark
Stain Resistance
The stain resistance of coating formulations including polymer 1 were measured
using
the method described in ASTM D 4828-94(2012) entitled "Standard Test Methods
for Practical
Washability of Organic Coatings," which is incorporated herein by reference in
its entirety.
The test measured the degree of removal of stains applied to a dried coating.
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A 10 mil film of either a standard eggshell white base or semi-gloss white
base formula-
tion including polymer 1 was applied to a Leneta Black Scrub Panel. After 7
days of curing at
23 C and 50% relative humidity, a series of "stains" (ketchup, mustard,
coffee, wine, pencil,
washable marker, crayon, pen and lipstick) were applied on top of the painted
panel. After 1
hour, excess stain material was gently washed off and blotted dry. Panels were
then scrubbed
for 50 cycles with a sponge and 50 cc of Leneta SC-1 (Standardized Scrub
Medium Non-
Abrasive type). Once dried, samples were compared against a lead benchmark
paint and pri-
mer for the degree of stain removal without damage to the underlying coating.
Example data is
included in Table 2 below.
Table 2. Relative stain resistance of coating formulations including polymer
1.
Comparative Differences in Stain Resistance of Coating Formulations Including
Polmer 1
versus a Benchmark
Eggshell White Base Semi-gloss White
Base
"Stain" Polymer #1 Benchmark Polymer #1 Benchmark
#2 Pencil = CTRL =
CTRL
Lipstick - Covergirl Hot Passion 305 slight + CTRL =
CTRL
Crayon - Purple Crayola = CTRL =
CTRL
Washable Marker - Crayola CTRL =
CTRL
Ballpoint Pen - Black Papermate = CTRL =
CTRL
Red Wine - Carlo Rossi Burgundy CTRL
CTRL
Mustard - French's Classic Yellow slight + CTRL
CTRL
Ketchup - Heinz = CTRL =
CTRL
Coffee - Columbian (70 C) CTRL
CTRL
"=" indicates roughly equal stain resistance relative to benchmark
"slight +" indicates slightly better stain resistance relative to benchmark
"+" indicates much better stain resistance relative to benchmark
Scrub Resistance
The scrub resistance of coating formulations including polymer 1 were measured
using the
method described in ASTM D 2486-06(2012) entitled "Standard Test Methods for
Scrub Re-
sistance of Wall Paints," which is incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety. In this test, a
controlled coating thickness was applied to a substrate, dried for 7 days, and
then scrubbed with
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an automated device in the presence of a cleaning solution or an abrasive
scrub media. The
total number of cycles was reported when the underlying substrate appeared in
a solid line
across a shimmed distance. Example data is included in Table 3 below. Coating
formulations
including polymer 1 exhibited acceptable levels of scrub resistance,
comparable to commercial-
ly available 100% acrylic paint and primers currently on the market in the
same base and sheen.
Adhesion
The adhesion of coating formulations including polymer 1 were measured using
the
method described in ASTM D 3359-09e2 entitled "Standard Test Methods for
Measuring Ad-
hesion by Tape Test," which is incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety. Test method B
was used with 7 mil wet film thicknesses applied to a cured alkyd coated
panel, steel panel and
aluminum panel. A visual adhesion rating was noted for each coating (OB -
little or no adhe-
sion; 1B - 20% adhesion; 2B - 40% adhesion; 3B - 60% adhesion; 4B - 80%
adhesion; 5B -
100% adhesion). Example data is included in Table 3 below.
Block Resistance
The adhesion of coating formulations including polymer 1 were measured using
the
method described in ASTM D 4946-89(2012) entitled "Standard Test Method for
Blocking
Resistance of Architectural Paints," which is incorporated herein by reference
in its entirety.
Coatings were applied at a 7 mil wet film thickness to a Leneta plain white
chart and allowed to
dry for a designated period before testing (1 day, 3 days and 7 days). A 1000g
weight was
placed on top of a #8 stopper on top of a face-to-face specimen and held for
30 minutes at ei-
ther room temperature or 50 C. Samples were cooled to room temperature and
rated using the
ten point scale described in the ASTM standard (10 = no tack, perfect; 9 =
trace tack, excellent;
8 = slight tack, very good; 7 = slight tack, good; 6 = moderate tack, good; 5
= moderate tack,
fair; 4 = severe tack, no seal, fair; 3 = 5-25% seal, poor; 2 = 25-50% seal,
poor; 1 = 50-75%
seal, poor; 0 = complete seal, very poor tack). Example data is included in
Table 3 below.
Leaching Resistance
Leaching refers to resultant streaking or water-marks that result when water
is allowed
to collect on a dried coating. Leaching resistance was evaluated by applying
three drops of wa-
ter to a 10 mil thick wet, 4-hour aged coating of a coating formulation
including polymer 1.
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The water drops were allowed to sit on the coating for 10 minutes. The panel
was then turned
vertical so that the water ran down the coating surface. Once dry, the panel
was judged for the
degree of water-marking observed according to the following scale: 10 -
Perfect, No Change; 8
- Slight Change; 5 - Moderate Change; 0 - Severe Change. Example data is
included in Table 3
below.
Tint Strength
Tint strength is a comparative measure of TiO2 utilization. Tint strength was
measured
by tinting coating formulations including polymer 1 with identical amounts of
tint paste. Fol-
lowing the addition of the tint paste, the coating formulations were mixed
fully. A 3 mil film of
each coating formulation was cast, the "lightness" of the dry films was
quantified with color
difference readings. A lighter film exhibits TiO2 utilization and thus higher
values are more
desirable. Example data is included in Table 3 below.
Table 3. Performance of three coating formulations including polymer 1 (an
eggshell
white base formulation, an eggshell deep base formulation, and a semi-gloss
white base
formulation). All data is benchmarked against a lead commercial, 100% acrylic
paint and
primer currently on the market in the same base and sheen.
Eggshell White Base Semi-gloss White Base Eggshell
Deep Base
Test
Polymer Commercial Polymer Commercial Polymer Commercial
#1 Paint #1 Paint #1
Paint
Wet Adhesion on
5B OB 5B OB OB OB
Aluminum
Dry Adhesion on
5B OB 5B OB OB OB
Aluminum
Wet Adhesion on
5B 5B 4B 5B 5B 5B
Alkyd
Dry Adhesion on
5B 5B 4B 5B 5B 5B
Alkyd
Paper Block
(1,3, and 7 Days 9,9,- 7,9,- 4,6,-
7,7,-
Drying Time)1
Paper Block
(1,3, and 7 Days 7,7,9 6,6,9 5,8,9 5,6,8 0,2,5
0,1,0
Drying Time)2
Scrub resistance 1229 1359 1213 1477 1286
1307
Tint Strength 100.3 100.0 102.7 100.0 N/A N/A
Leaching Re-
N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 7
sistance
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2 lkg weight, 50 C, 30 min
Influence of Surfactants on Coating Properties
The multistage polymer latex prepared above (polymer 1; stabilized with an
ammonium
5 phosphate-functionalized ethoxylated tristyrylphenol surfactant) was
formulated into a standard
eggshell white base formulation. A second multistage polymer latex ("polymer
2") was pre-
pared using the method described above for polymer 1, with the exception that
the aryl phos-
phate surfactant was replaced with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Polymer 2 was
also formu-
lated into a standard eggshell white base formulation.
10 A series of stains were applied on top of a fully cured commercially
available low VOC,
100% acrylic flat paint. Representative stains were applied in excess and
removed after 1 hour
with gentle dabbing with a wet cloth. The stains were then dried for 24 hours
at room tempera-
ture. The standard eggshell white base formulations containing polymer 1 and
polymer 2 were
then applied side by side over the top of the stains and allowed to dry for 24
hours. After 24
15 hours, a topcoat (either the standard eggshell white base formulation
containing polymer 1, the
standard eggshell white base formulation containing polymer 2, or the
commercial grade flat
interior paint) was applied over the middle portion of the first coats.
Following 24 hours of cur-
ing, samples were measured for the total color difference (AE) by fixing an
unstained portion of
a two-coated region as a standard and then measuring the two-coated region
over a stained re-
20 gion. Better stain blocking is observed with lower AE values. The
results are shown in Table 4
below.
Table 4
E Values of Finished Coating over a Stain as Compared to a
Non-Stained Region
Commercial
Second Coat Pol mei- 1 Polymer 2
Flat
First Coat 1 2 1 2 1 2
Grape Juice 0.33 0.32 0.27 0.31 0.23
0.29
Mustard 0.06 0.13
0.08 0.12 0.04 0.05
Coffee 0.77 1.15
0.87 1.34 0.44 0.67
Green Washable Mark- 8.47 12.43 10.03 13.79 7.44 10.30
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er
Green Highlighter 5.63 8.19 4.75 7.23 6.10
6.99
Blue Dry Erase Marker 0.36 0.33 0.32 0.30 0.19
0.22
Red Washable Marker 14.97 17.59
17.41 22.26 11.75 14.87
Black Sharpie 0.12 0.31 0.22 0.23 0.18
0.22
"1" indicates the standard eggshell white base formulation containing polymer
1;
"2" indicates the standard eggshell white base formulation containing polymer
2
From the same stain panels whiteness indices were also measured of the two-
coated
stained regions against the unstained two-coated regions used as a blank or
standard. Measure-
ments were made in accordance with the method described in ASTM E 313-10
entitled "Stand-
ard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from
Instrumentally Measured
Color Coordinates," which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Better white cov-
erage is observed with higher values. The results are shown in Table 5 below.
Table 5
Whiteness Index Values of Finished Coating over a Stain as Com-
pared to a Non-Stain Region
Commercial
Second Coat Polymer 1 Polymer 2
Flat
First Coat 1 2 1 2 1 2
Grape Juice 85.97 85.17
86.25 85.67 76.96 76.60
Mustard 85.06 84.84
85.54 85.24 76.58 76.32
Coffee 80.74 78.37
80.61 77.75 74.30 73.00
Green Washable Mark-
62.36 54.18 60.98 53.16 62.35 56.96
er
Green Highlighter 56.71 44.45
62.41 50.34 47.48 43.30
Blue Dry Erase Marker 86.46 86.31 87.21 86.83 77.24 76.92
Red Washable Marker 84.68 82.52 84.06 79.96 81.40 76.65
Black Sharpie 85.81 85.84
86.36 86.38 76.55 76.37
"1" indicates the standard eggshell white base formulation containing polymer
1;
"2" indicates the standard eggshell white base formulation containing polymer
2
The compositions and methods of the appended claims are not limited in scope
by the
specific compositions and methods described herein, which are intended as
illustrations of a
few aspects of the claims and any compositions and methods that are
functionally equivalent
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are intended to fall within the scope of the claims. Various modifications of
the compositions
and methods in addition to those shown and described herein are intended to
fall within the
scope of the appended claims. Further, while only certain representative
compositions and
method steps disclosed herein are specifically described, other combinations
of the composi-
tions and method steps also are intended to fall within the scope of the
appended claims, even if
not specifically recited. Thus, a combination of steps, elements, components,
or constituents
may be explicitly mentioned herein or less, however, other combinations of
steps, elements,
components, and constituents are included, even though not explicitly stated.
The term "com-
prising" and variations thereof as used herein is used synonymously with the
term "including"
and variations thereof and are open, non-limiting terms. Although the terms
"comprising" and
"including" have been used herein to describe various embodiments, the terms
"consisting es-
sentially of' and "consisting of' can be used in place of "comprising" and
"including" to pro-
vide for more specific embodiments of the invention and are also disclosed.
Other than in the
examples, or where otherwise noted, all numbers expressing quantities of
ingredients, reaction
conditions, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be
understood at the very
least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of
equivalents to the scope of
the claims, to be construed in light of the number of significant digits and
ordinary rounding
approaches.
